Goldstein named Prestige Employee Administrators COO

HUMAN RESOURCES

Prestige Employee Administrators Inc. named Jean Goldstein COO. Goldstein, a certified public accountant, joined the human resources firm more than six years ago and has served as controller and chief accounting officer.

Fred Thiele

LAW

The Riverhead law firm Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo welcomed Fred Thiele as a partner. For the past 18 years, Thiele has served as a New York State Assemblyman for the first district.

NONPROFITS

Anderson Torres

Ninonde Cabrol

The Hempstead-based Hispanic Counseling Center named Anderson Torres CEO. Torres, whose diverse background includes business development, behavioral health services, home care and academia, serves on the New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council.

Northport-based Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk announced several appointments to its board of trustees. John J. Lynch, a retired assistant superintendent for pupil services in the Northport-East Northport School District, was named president, while Dr. Patricia M. Matos-Puente will serve as first vice president and Ronald J. Duswalt, as second vice president. Matos-Puente is a board-certified internist with her own home visiting practice, Doctor in the House, while Duswalt is a certified financial planner with Old Castle Financial Advisors in Uniondale.

Mercy Haven Inc. in Islip Terrace announced the appointment of Ninonde Cabrol to its board of directors. Cabrol is a remote pharmacy technician for Pipeline Healthcare, a San Francisco-based medication management services company.

HEALTH CARE

Gabrielle Carlson

Dr. George R. Ruggiero was installed as president of the Suffolk County Medical Society. Ruggiero is director of medical education for Riverhead-based PBMC Health.

Dr. Gabrielle Carlson received the American Psychiatric Association’s Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Prevention. Carlson, a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics and director of the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at Stony Brook University, was recognized for her work in advancing the mental health of children and adolescents.

Aprajita Mohanty, an assistant professor of clinical psychology at Stony Brook University, was selected as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science, which noted her research on emotion, attention and perception.

Eric Kramer

ASSOCIATIONS

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants tapped Eric M. Kramer to chair its board governance task force. Kramer, who is both a certified public accountant and an attorney, is a trusts and estates partner at Farrell Fritz in Uniondale.

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Thomas D. Glascock was appointed treasurer of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce. Glascock is a real estate and corporate attorney at Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana in Uniondale.

EDUCATION

Harbor Country Day School in St. James announced Joseph Ferber as its new interim head of school, effective July 1. Ferber is currently serving as interim head of school at Newton Montessori in Newton Centre, Mass.